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MOSCOW - The Moscow Sewer Authority has filed a lawsuit against a Clarks Summit-based engineering firm and a contractor for improper work design and work related to the sewer system in 2009.

The lawsuit filed in Lackawanna County Court claims "carelessness, negligence, and recklessness" by BCM Engineering Inc., related to inspection of work by Landsville-based Howard Robson Inc. Contractors.

"As a result of BCM's failures the Authority has suffered and will incur cost to correct BCM's failures in the amount of approximately $700,000," the lawsuit said.

James Kanavy, chairman of the Moscow Sewer Authority, said the sewer authority should be compensated for problems caused by the engineering firm and the contractor.

"We've had to pay to correct things we never should have paid for," Mr. Kanavy said. "We want what we paid for."

Efforts to reach John J. Brazil Jr., attorney for the sewer authority, Tuesday were not successful.

The lawsuit said that BCM Engineering replaced an inspector with another "who was unqualified and unprepared to act as an inspector on the project" and resulted in improperly inspecting and supervising work performed by Howard Robson Contractors.

The lawsuit said that Howard Robson Inc. Contracts "breached the contract" and lists 19 different problems related to the work, resulting in $226,885 in related costs. BCM is also cited for failures with inspections related to eight separate areas, including operational problems and "failing to notify the Authority of defects in the design and upgrades and the work of Robson."

John Devine, manager of the infrastructure group at BCM, said BCM Engineering hasn't received a copy of the lawsuit but defended the company.

"I stand behind our work," Mr. Devine said.

Travis L. Kreiser, an attorney for Howard Robson Inc., said he and the company believes claims against the company are "baseless."

In May, Scott Twp. Sewer and Water Authority voted to sever ties with BCM engineering after voicing disappointment with the engineering company's performance on their sewer project that began in October 2009.

The Moscow Sewer Authority meets this morning at 10:30 at the sewer building, 315 Market St.

Contact the writer: rward@timesshamrock.com, @rwardTT on Twitter.

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